thickness of glass for 5g?
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Way too thin to hold water. It would work for a reptile/hermit crab tank or a paludarium that's half full of water...
There's a 5 gallon kit that Walmart sells for $30. It comes with a lighted hood (for an incandescent bulb, you could use a compact fluorescent screw-in bulb and it would grow plants very well) and a filter (the filter alone is worth $10). Really can't beat that!
There's a 5 gallon kit that Walmart sells for $30. It comes with a lighted hood (for an incandescent bulb, you could use a compact fluorescent screw-in bulb and it would grow plants very well) and a filter (the filter alone is worth $10). Really can't beat that!
yeah I saw that one, but I only need the tank portion. I've already got filters and lights and canopy and all.
And the filter and lights that come with that one won't work/fit where I'm putting this one.
$30 seems a bit much when a 10g is only $12 LOL. (and a 2.5g is $14... how does that work? LOL)
They finally got the large kritter keeper instock at petsmart, I would have liked it a wee bit bigger, but I think this will fit on the shelf better. (it's fairly-ish close to the 5.5g size tank.)
I'm just trying to replace a sterilite container I've been using as a hospital tank for a 'drunk' betta girl.
(Them sorority's party hard! LOL)
The sterilites are handy on price but a bit foggy. I can't tell if she's changing colors on me (which they have been doing) or if she has a 'spot'. It's really hard to catch her and it upsets her so I'd rather just move her to something i can see through then keep moving her out to inspect her and putting her back. It makes her mad heehee.
The breeder that sells to this petsmart doesn't seem to take care of his/her girls very well. They all come down with some genetic defect or other sooner or later. This girl - even though she loves to dive, and I hate taking that away from her - can't get to the top very easily and bobs up and down when she's trying to get air. And she's really aggressive. So I had to separate her from the other girls and keep her in something shallow, but I want her to have swimming room to - I'd give her a 10g if I could, but I would be killed or homeless lol. and I have no where left to put another 10.... lol.
Her roundness (not bloat) and aggressive behavior and a joke about another fish earned her the name:
Blueberry Jaws: 'Hunter of Worms'.
LOL She carries it proudly! (& haughtily! heeheehee
)Hopefully this 'kritter' thingy will work out...
Thanks.
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Well, the 10 gallon size has been around for forever - so it's mass produced. I find them at Goodwill all the time, have found them on the side of the road on a couple of occasions. It's tempered glass so you can't drill it or modify it. Too bad because they would be more useful if you could!
Tanks smaller than 10 gallons are relatively new to the hobby, before that most people used bowls. I suppose if you didn't use the gaudy plastic top, those Kritter things could look like attractive little acrylic tanks, but the plastic top with the handle just ruins it for me! Maybe you've got better prices in your neck of the woods, but the large Kritter keepers at my Petco are like $15 a pop. I was going to get one for a science project (Triops) for my friend's little brother, then decided - no way! And we went with Sterilite instead. They are spiffy, but very foggy indeed.
Tanks smaller than 10 gallons are relatively new to the hobby, before that most people used bowls. I suppose if you didn't use the gaudy plastic top, those Kritter things could look like attractive little acrylic tanks, but the plastic top with the handle just ruins it for me! Maybe you've got better prices in your neck of the woods, but the large Kritter keepers at my Petco are like $15 a pop. I was going to get one for a science project (Triops) for my friend's little brother, then decided - no way! And we went with Sterilite instead. They are spiffy, but very foggy indeed.
lol, nope, I think it was $16, but I can't tell if she's got ick or not since I can't see her. but I will be keeping that one!
Are you keeping the tank filtered and at a consistent temp? This is a must for a healthy betta! They can survive without a filter or heater, but they won't thrive. A gentle sponge filter would be perfect for the girl, or perhaps a simple box filter (cheap as can be)
yep, it's been staying a fairly constant 80 (with previous fluctuations of 78 -82), small sponge filter and a small tom's aquatic internal filter. adjustable heater.
I just can't see her good through the fog.
I just can't see her good through the fog.
Well, one spot probably isn't anything to worry about, but if she does come down with ich upping the temp alone should take care of it. Bettas are very tolerant of high temps, I kept mine for 2 weeks at 85 degrees when treating for ich She didn't seem to mind, but I also had plenty of aeration (two airstones on either end) to compensate.
She didn't seem to mind, but I also had plenty of aeration (two airstones on either end) to compensate.